Horse hairstyles are the mane attraction

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Hairdressers are used to grooming wayward locks - but artist Julian Wolkenstein set a new standard when he used horses as models.

The 36-year-old teamed up with hair stylist Acacio da Silva to turn the beasts of burden into supermodels of the equine world.

However, Wolkenstein quickly realised the old maxim 'never work with animals' definitely rings true.

'Each horse took around four hours to groom, with hair extensions being added by Acacio,' he said.

'Then, when they were presented in front of the camera, they would shake their heads, give a neigh and then ruffle up their hair.

'To get them with their hair all set and standing to attention was a bit of a battle. But the horses loved the grooming.'

The Aussie has previously taken pictures of people in hamster cages and his next project will focus on beards.